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PIERRE JUSTIN GRANDY, OF MARGAUX, FRANCE.

HARNESS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 290,038, dated December11, 1883, Application filed May 28, 1883. (No model.) Patented in FranceNovember 3,1882, No. 151,858.

To all whom it may concern:

Beit known that I, PIERRE JUsrIN GRANDY, a citizen of the FrenchRepublic, and a resident of Margaux, in the French Republic,have-invented certain new and useful Improvements in Harness, (for whichI have obtained Letters Patent in France 'under date of November 3,1882, No. 151,858,) and I do herebydeclare the following to be a full,clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enableothers skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use thesame, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and. to theletters of reference marked thereon, which form a part of thisspecification. I

My invention relates to improvements in the construction ofhorse-collars, and has for,

its object, more especially, to provide a convenient means for makingthe repairs without necessitating the services of a mechanic skilled inthe trade.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a front elevation of thecollar and hames; Fig. 2, a side elevation, and Fig. 3 a rear view,thereof. Fig. 4 is a side elevation, showing the manner of stuffingthecollar. Fig. 5 is a perspective view of the withers saddle or pad.

Like letters of reference indicate like parts wherever such may occur inthe above figures of drawings.

a a a indicate straps attached to the after wale or body side, 12, ofthe collar. 0 c c are buckles secured to the hames B, whereby the strapsa are secured in position. Two straps, d d, run under and over thefacing of the fore wale or small roll of the collar, as shown in Figs. 1and 4, to form loops for the passage of the straps a, that secure thecollar firmly to the hames. By means of this construction, the collarmay be readily opened or unfolded and the stuifing removed and freshstuffing inserted, whenever such is necessary, asshown in Fig. 4.

eis the witherssaddle or cushion. (Shown in perspective in Fig. 5.) Itis constructed to be opened,.whenever required, by means of the stringss s, and has 'twofiaps, F F, to cover the top or laced portion of thecushion, said flaps being united by means of strings s s, to

with the upper part of the hames. The cush: ion is .secured to the hamesatthe front by means of strapsf and strings g, the former being securedby buckles f, Fig. 1, secured to the small roll or fore wale of thecollar, and the latter are tied to a loop, J, secured to the hames. Thecushion is secured to the hames and collar in rear by straps h, securedto buckles h, attached to the hames and by straps h secured to buckles hattached to the collar, as shown in Fig. 2. As will be seen, thiscushion or pad is detachable from the collar, and constructed so as toprovide a ready means for stufling it, which may be done to a greater orless extent, and thereby give the collar'a greater or less opening atthat point, and as the stuffing of the collar itself may be regulatedthe said collar can be adjusted, within certain limits, to the dimensionof the neck of the horse that is to wear it.

Is 7c are two straps that serve to secure the upper or withers portionof the collar to the hames.

ii are straps by means of which the hames are adjusted relatively to thecollar at the upper part.

Z Z are iron ltenons that receive the tracehooks m, the collar beingprovided with a leather flap, n, at the point where the hooks m andtrace ends are liable to chafe and wear the collar, thus insuring thelatter against undue wear from this cause.

The harness-saddle may also be provided with a pad arranged like thewithers pad or cushion, so as to afford a means for stuffing it whennecessary.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secureby Leters Patent of the United States, is-

1. In a horse-collar, the combination, with the fore wale or small roll,the straps d, arranged as described, and the straps a, attached to thebody side of the collar, of the hames B, having buckles c, substantiallyas described,-for the purposes specified.

or ring J, constructed and arranged for eo- In testimonythat I claim theforegoing I operation substantially as and for the purhave hereunto setmy hand this 1st day of poses specified. April, 1883.

4. Theeombinatiomwith the e011arb,hames PIERRE JUSTIN GRANDY. 5 B, andwithers-pad e, of the straps h k, ar- Witnesses:

ranged for eo-operation substantially as shown L. TOUSSAINT, anddescribed. CAMILLE CHARROPPIN.

